DJI Mavic 3 Drone

DJI's worst-kept secret has arrived. After months of extensive leaks, the new DJI Mavic 3 has landed (or taken off depending on your perspective). DJI has advanced its done line-up significantly since introducing the first Mavic Pro back in 2016.

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  Long Flight Time, Dual Cameras, Micro 4/3 And Tele, New Strap System For Gimble And Props, Battery Charges Through Drone, Excellent Collision Avoidance

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  Premium Price, Some Features Currently Unavailable (Master Shots and Panoramic Mode), Controller Phone Mount Is Somewhat Cumbersome

DJI may have a wide range of drones in its portfolio, but it’s the Mavic line that symbolizes the beginning of a new era for DJI drones. With the latest Mavic 3, DJI is introducing dual camera systems with hybrid zoom lenses, built-in SSDs, ability to shoot ProRes video, and better autonomous...

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  Exceptional image quality, 4K 120FPS, Great battery life

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  Plenty features still missing, Expensive, Lackluster telephoto lens

DJI has put a premium on its flagship folding drone, but does the DJI Mavic 3 justify its price hike?...

The DJI Mavic 3 is a small folding drone with a Hasselblad camera that captures stunning video and stills, but you need to step up to the Cine version for ProRes recording.

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  Four Thirds camera with Hasselblad color, Lens offers 7x optical and 28x digital zoom, 5.1K50 and 4K120 video, 20MP Raw or JPG stills, All-around obstacle avoidance, Long flight times, Strong safety features

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  Expensive, Base model offers only 8GB of storage, Automatic APAS navigation not as good as Skydio, Telephoto camera underwhelms, Falls shy of 46-minute battery estimate

If you're looking for the best consumer drone on the market, and the price doesn't scare you, then the DJI Mavic 3 is the one to buy. Upon its initial release, it was already the best around, and now, after a number of updates, it has only further refined the user experience.

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  Superb image quality, Large sensor and adjustable aperture, Long flight times, Thoughtful and compact design, A significant improvement on the Mavic 2 Pro

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  The telephoto camera is much lower quality than the main sensor, Very expensive, The DJI Fly app could use some tweaks

The DJI Mavic 3 is a leap forward for folding drones, thanks to its excellent video quality and safety features. In many ways, it's everything drone fans could hope for, with an excellent Four Thirds camera, adjustable aperture, boosted battery life, and improved collision avoidance, all packed into...

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  Four Thirds camera is excellent, Useful adjustable aperture, Improved safety features, Telephoto lens a handy backup

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  Pricier than Mavic 2 series, Basic controller lacks info screen, European classification issues

Great drone loaded with features. It handles awesome and has obstacle avoidance to help with situational awareness. DJI has yet to release the the SDK for other apps to work with it so there is a delay using Litchi and Drone Deploy at the moment. It should be near the end of 2022 if we are lucky.

Amazing drone. The ease of use and film footage trumps that of the Mavic 2 which was already and excellent drone.

Have used. Sensitive remote. Lightweight. Accurate. Clear pictures.

This thing is so fun! Easy to use and beautiful pictures!

Awesome bit of kit , worth buying

You know what to expect with DJI but the Mavic 3 is the best drone I have flown. Yes it costs but you pay for what you get.

Great drone amazing performance and very good looking

I am very satisfied with the purchase, the quality is very good, this is already the 17th drone in this model, now this bird will help protect and save my country from invaders, thanks

Excellent capable drone, with great image quality and extended battery life compared to Mavic 2. The combo kit also comes with a quality spacious bag that converts into a backpack.

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  Very happy with the flight time and functions